Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-16
MARTINS FERRY.

Snygrl young men from this city took
in the Iurs Mills cmupmcctlng on Satu-
day.
Grors Spruce John Spruce's infant son
is s,riou1y al.
Nuam 'razicr, Jr., left yesterday ror
RolIa, No, to b. gone several weeks.
James r. Reilly, who WAS 50 seriously
injured in the cyclone last spring, WIS able
to SIT up short while yesterday. Mrs
Reilly presented him with line boy baby
on sunday.
Mrs. Jane Tolycr, who has been in this
city visiting friends during the past lew
weeks, has returned to her home in Battle
Creek. Mich.
The G. * p. pas~rng"r department in
this city did IN immense business yc'tcr-
day.
MIS-. \ :. nozzIrrrmoyed the furniture
aud other material from her hu-haud's
shop in Fat McDonough : building yc-ter
day. Mr. Dnl,Ir lett town about three
week ago and hats not as yet made h,s
whereabouts known.
Mis-, May S.dgwick, Of ST Cairsylle. is
| the guest Of ilcnd7 in the city.
Mr. Charles Stroh"l, formerly with
'mirk, Of Wheeling, is cIcrkiug ior T.. G.
lloyd.
William Pickcns, Of Rush Run, near
VT. Pleasant, died on Sunday.
Mrs James l.indrr, who died Saturday
evening OF consumption, was buried yes
trrdiv afternoon in Eivcryiew cemetery.
TIP tn a late hour Last night the body Of
Paul Sweeney, who was drowned on sat
IfH,sl,.tv .I.tg- WA1 L..
landing. had uu, been found. All dly,
friends dragged the river, and last night,
a,a last resort a cannon waS procured aud
Hired over the spot where the drowning
occurred in hope Of bringing the body to
the surface.
Mrs .iow Slrohcl returned yesterday
from Washington. II c., where ia" has
hrru nursing her daughter, Mrs. William
iperr. N'a. Spccr Is rapidly recovering
The thirticth session OF the conference
at the StcuhcnyIllr district met in the VI.
T. Church in. this ritg yesterday afternoon
Presiding Elder Henry Wcbhuctrd rs chair
man and j. X RAIDER OF SmithiIrld, sccrc-
,ary. Rev j. q MilIrr !ci in prayer
after which Rev. j. II. Rider read the lo,h
chapter Of 81. John At roll call the tul-
luNli.g l!flhitl~ sUr N'i''l ih' '''-
tors: II webb. +. T. X : Strahl, i. :.
Winters, ". {. Meek, c. u. Holt. !. =.
Rutlcdgr. J. X Endcr T. 2. Edwards. j T.
Erkcr, !. =. y Miller, Jane \. EntlcIGe,
". II. RIder.N. j Ingram. \. L. Chapman,
\. J. Halt, j. X Grimrs, T. |; Jones'
io,tI prrt,hrr-. ". e. Wr",, : j. MlN-
~rIl. John 3 l.utledsr, !. II Smith, c. IT,
EutIcigr. Guo. 1 Cole. class leaders. Il
". Tlylor. j. W. Euckingham, John
3 Lmon: c>horicrs. Wo-hy steele, =. :.
iSupts. Fred Farmer. ". \. JUdSinS; dis
trirt stewards. Wcshy steele, \. NJ. ship
man. John p1iu. J. c. flowers. James
. Eldrcd. ilter roll rall, T.. T.. Webb re-
,grtad the condition OF the district very
,la,tar!ug. and stated that he icl' hopeful
for the future. Each Of the differ
,ut pl,,o.S. ,yhorters, local preach
en-. aud class leaders then in turn
r.rartrd the condition OF their respective
cha. ,ls. all masking very far reports ol
r.,,f conditions. After the reports th,
conference went To work on other routine
Ru-,nrs- tiIl > O'Clock. when IN adjourn
,,aDt was mad" till = o'Ciocl; this morn
inc. when 10. bolv will resume it' duties.
lisbon Andrews will address the confer
ru,. AZ 1850 tins morning in the NJ. /.
church. lie preached in Latayrtt" Hall
| IIs; night 10 4 congregation OF at least two
thousand.